Inquiry on Colored Marker Support for Nebulae Objects in Stellarium

[Hugo]

Dear Mr. Wolf,

While working with the JSON files in Stellarium’s  directory, I came across a question that is quite important for my current projects.
It appears possible to generate colored frames or markers in the UI using attributes such as . However, as far as I can tell, this functionality is not currently supported by default for nebulae objects.

May I ask for your guidance on this point:

• Is this type of visual highlighting (e.g., colored markers or frames) supported for nebulae objects in the current or upcoming versions of Stellarium?
• If not, are there plugins or planned extensions that might enable such functionality?
A brief response would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to integrate systematic visual coding of deep-sky objects (for example, through colored frames) into my Stellarium work.

Thank you very much for your time and support.

Sincerely,
Holger

[Alexander V. Wolf]

Hi!

чт, 16 окт. 2025 г. в 06:59, Hugo <21tela...@gmail.com>:

While working with the JSON files in Stellarium’s  directory, I came across a question that is quite important for my current projects.
It appears possible to generate colored frames or markers in the UI using attributes such as . However, as far as I can tell, this functionality is not currently supported by default for nebulae objects.

May I ask for your guidance on this point:
• Is this type of visual highlighting (e.g., colored markers or frames) supported for nebulae objects in the current or upcoming versions of Stellarium?

DSO tab in View window - "Configure colors of markers" (see a screenshot)

All of these colors may be saving in config.ini file (see appendix in Stellarium User Guide for details)

 

• If not, are there plugins or planned extensions that might enable such functionality?
A brief response would be greatly appreciated, as I would like to integrate systematic visual coding of deep-sky objects (for example, through colored frames) into my Stellarium work.

Thank you very much for your time and support.

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With best regards, Alexander

[Hugo]

Hi Mr. Wolf,

Adding DSOs basically works for me. Thanks to Bing Copilot, I can place Bloom’s Nebula and the AGN Cluster Bubbles right where they belong—over the Swan’s wing and the Giraffe’s tongue tip. Both placements amuse me enough that today I don’t mind overlooking the fact that I can’t yet implement frames for my custom objects. Neither Copilot nor I are able to code that part.

Still, it’s been both entertaining and educational for Hugo. Many thanks for such a great app.

Best regards, Holger

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